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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Backgrounds & Impressions: A Cultural Chasm

Backgrounds & Impressions: A Cultural Chasm

Amanda Sellers, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

Assimilation is the American dream, isn’t it? It is the thing we all dream of when we do not know where we fit in. I think I have, unfortunately, assimilated to the point of not being seen anymore. I...

Backgrounds & Impressions: 'Transparency'

Backgrounds & Impressions: ‘Transparency’

Guissel Mora, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

You feel incredibly blessed with your current life and are very grateful to be able to acknowledge the privilege of living it. You grew up with a single father who gave you and your sister everything he...

Unpacking Latinx misrepresentation in movies

Unpacking Latinx misrepresentation in movies

Bella Nieto, Managing Editor January 18, 2022

Despite a recent push in the movie industry to increase diversity, especially after the #OscarsSoWhite campaign in 2019, an Annenburg Study found Hispanic and Latinx folks make up more than 18% of the...

Ruby City's main entrance. Laura Thevaos/The Paisano

Ruby City: A modern art experience

Laura Thevaos, Staff Writer October 19, 2021

Approaching from the outside, Ruby City stands out in comparison to the other archaic buildings in downtown San Antonio. It is a burnt red color with tall geometric walls, towering above the ground like...

Reopening of the Institute of Texan Cultures

Reopening of the Institute of Texan Cultures

Briah Ramos, Contributing Writer October 6, 2021

The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures recently reopened during Hispanic Heritage Month after 18 months of closure due to the pandemic. The Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) is a historical museum composed...

The double-edged nature of cancel culture

The double-edged nature of cancel culture

Tae Tran, Assistant Opinion Editor April 6, 2021

 In the 21st century, the terms "Canceling" or "Cancel Culture" have been embedded into common terminology. And with good reason. "Canceling" is a modern form of social-ostracisation that targets the...

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